{"id":103,"date":"2026-09-30T19:31:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T17:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leweb2ks.dev\/vitrine-vocadial\/es\/recursos\/present-continuous\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T19:31:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T17:31:51","slug":"present-continuous","status":"publish","type":"vd_ressource","link":"https:\/\/vocadial.com\/es\/recursos\/present-continuous\/","title":{"rendered":"Present continuous en ingl\u00e9s: formaci\u00f3n, -ing, usos y diferencias con el present simple"},"content":{"rendered":"

Formaci\u00f3n: be + -ing<\/h2>\n\n

El present continuous tiene dos piezas: el presente de be<\/span> y el verbo con -ing. Se parece a \u00abestar + gerundio\u00bb, pero no se usa igual.<\/p>\n\n

Afirmativa<\/th>Negativa<\/th>Pregunta<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
I’m working<\/td>I’m not working<\/td>Am I working?<\/td><\/tr>
you’re working<\/td>you aren’t working<\/td>Are you working?<\/td><\/tr>
he’s working<\/td>he isn’t working<\/td>Is he working?<\/td><\/tr>
she’s working<\/td>she isn’t working<\/td>Is she working?<\/td><\/tr>
it’s working<\/td>it isn’t working<\/td>Is it working?<\/td><\/tr>
we’re working<\/td>we aren’t working<\/td>Are we working?<\/td><\/tr>
you’re working<\/td>you aren’t working<\/td>Are you working?<\/td><\/tr>
they’re working<\/td>they aren’t working<\/td>Are they working?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n

En la negativa tambi\u00e9n son correctas you’re not<\/span>, he’s not<\/span>, we’re not<\/span>. Las respuestas cortas repiten be<\/span>: Are you listening? Yes, I am.<\/span> Is it raining? No, it isn’t.<\/span> Con part\u00edcula interrogativa: What are you doing?<\/span> Where are they going?<\/span> Why is she crying?<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Ortograf\u00eda del -ing<\/h2>\n\n
  1. Regla general: -ing.<\/strong> read<\/span>, reading<\/span>; play<\/span>, playing<\/span>; go<\/span>, going<\/span>; study<\/span>, studying<\/span> (la y se mantiene).<\/li>
  2. La -e muda se pierde.<\/strong> make<\/span>, making<\/span>; write<\/span>, writing<\/span>; have<\/span>, having<\/span>; come<\/span>, coming<\/span>. Se conserva en being<\/span> y en los verbos en -ee: seeing<\/span>, agreeing<\/span>.<\/li>
  3. -ie pasa a -ying.<\/strong> lie<\/span>, lying<\/span>; die<\/span>, dying<\/span>; tie<\/span>, tying<\/span>.<\/li>
  4. Consonante final doble.<\/strong> En los verbos de una s\u00edlaba acabados en consonante + vocal + consonante: run<\/span>, running<\/span>; swim<\/span>, swimming<\/span>; sit<\/span>, sitting<\/span>; get<\/span>, getting<\/span>. En los de dos s\u00edlabas, solo si el acento cae en la \u00faltima: begin<\/span>, beginning<\/span>; forget<\/span>, forgetting<\/span>; pero visit<\/span>, visiting<\/span>; listen<\/span>, listening<\/span>. Nunca se doblan w, x ni y: snowing<\/span>, fixing<\/span>.<\/li>
  5. La -l brit\u00e1nica.<\/strong> Reino Unido: travelling<\/span>, cancelling<\/span>. Estados Unidos: traveling<\/span>, canceling<\/span>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n

    Cu\u00e1ndo se usa<\/h2>\n\n
    1. Lo que est\u00e1 pasando ahora.<\/strong> Look! It’s snowing.<\/span> Be quiet, the baby’s sleeping.<\/span><\/li>
    2. Situaciones temporales, en esta \u00e9poca.<\/strong> I’m reading a great book at the moment.<\/span> My brother is living in London this year.<\/span><\/li>
    3. Cambios y tendencias en curso.<\/strong> Your English is getting better.<\/span> Prices are going up.<\/span><\/li>
    4. Planes futuros ya decididos.<\/strong> I’m meeting Ana on Saturday.<\/span> We’re flying to Rome tomorrow.<\/span> Suele llevar una expresi\u00f3n de tiempo futuro.<\/li>
    5. Quejas con always.<\/strong> He’s always losing his keys!<\/span> Expresa una costumbre que molesta.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n

      Va con expresiones como now<\/span>, right now<\/span>, at the moment<\/span>, today<\/span>, this week<\/span>, these days<\/span>, y con imperativos que llaman la atenci\u00f3n: Look!<\/span>, Listen!<\/span><\/p>\n\n

      Present continuous o present simple<\/h2>\n\n
      Present simple<\/th>Present continuous<\/th>La diferencia<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
      I work in a bank.<\/td>I’m working from home this week.<\/td>permanente \/ temporal<\/td><\/tr>
      She plays tennis on Saturdays.<\/td>She’s playing tennis now.<\/td>h\u00e1bito \/ ahora<\/td><\/tr>
      What do you do?<\/td>What are you doing?<\/td>profesi\u00f3n \/ actividad de ahora<\/td><\/tr>
      The train leaves at eight.<\/td>I’m leaving at eight.<\/td>horario \/ plan personal<\/td><\/tr>
      Water boils at 100 \u00b0C.<\/td>The water’s boiling.<\/td>hecho general \/ proceso en curso<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n

      Para un hispanohablante, la clave es que el presente espa\u00f1ol sirve para las dos columnas: \u00ab\u00bfQu\u00e9 haces?\u00bb puede preguntar por la profesi\u00f3n o por lo que haces ahora mismo. En ingl\u00e9s hay que elegir, y para lo de ahora el continuous es obligatorio.<\/p>\n\n

      Al rev\u00e9s, hay casos en que el espa\u00f1ol usa un presente o un participio y el ingl\u00e9s pide -ing:<\/p>\n\n

      I’m wearing a jacket.<\/span>Llevo una chaqueta.<\/small><\/p>\n\n

      She’s sitting next to me.<\/span>Est\u00e1 sentada a mi lado.<\/small><\/p>\n\n

      He’s standing at the door.<\/span>Est\u00e1 de pie en la puerta.<\/small><\/p>\n\n

      The cat’s lying on the sofa.<\/span>El gato est\u00e1 tumbado en el sof\u00e1.<\/small><\/p>\n\n

      I’m going to the cinema tomorrow.<\/span>Ma\u00f1ana voy al cine.<\/small><\/p>\n\n

      En el Reino Unido se oye tambi\u00e9n I’m sat<\/span>, I’m stood<\/span>, en registro coloquial; en clase, mejor I’m sitting<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n

      Los verbos de estado (stative verbs)<\/h2>\n\n

      Algunos verbos describen estados, no acciones, y normalmente no se usan en continuous aunque hablen de ahora: I know the answer<\/span>, no \u00abI’m knowing\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n

      1. Gustos y deseos.<\/strong> like<\/span>, love<\/span>, hate<\/span>, prefer<\/span>, want<\/span>, need<\/span>.<\/li>
      2. Mente y opini\u00f3n.<\/strong> know<\/span>, understand<\/span>, believe<\/span>, remember<\/span>, forget<\/span>, mean<\/span>, think<\/span> (opinar).<\/li>
      3. Percepci\u00f3n.<\/strong> see<\/span>, hear<\/span>, smell<\/span>, taste<\/span> cuando significan percibir.<\/li>
      4. Posesi\u00f3n.<\/strong> have<\/span> (poseer), own<\/span>, belong<\/span>.<\/li>
      5. Otros estados.<\/strong> seem<\/span>, cost<\/span>, contain<\/span>, depend<\/span>, be<\/span>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n

        Algunos cambian de significado y entonces s\u00ed admiten -ing:<\/p>\n\n

        I think it’s a good idea. \/ I’m thinking about my holidays.<\/span>Creo que\u2026 \/ Estoy pensando en\u2026<\/small><\/p>\n\n

        I have a dog. \/ I’m having lunch.<\/span>Tengo un perro. \/ Estoy comiendo.<\/small><\/p>\n\n

        The soup tastes good. \/ I’m tasting the soup.<\/span>Sabe bien. \/ La estoy probando.<\/small><\/p>\n\n

        I see what you mean. \/ I’m seeing the doctor tomorrow.<\/span>Entiendo. \/ Ma\u00f1ana voy al m\u00e9dico.<\/small><\/p>\n\n

        He’s silly. \/ He’s being silly.<\/span>Es tonto. \/ Se est\u00e1 haciendo el tonto.<\/small><\/p>\n\n

        Con feel<\/span> y hurt<\/span> valen las dos formas: I feel tired<\/span> o I’m feeling tired<\/span>; My leg hurts<\/span> o My leg is hurting<\/span>. En el habla coloquial se oyen tambi\u00e9n usos expresivos como I’m loving this weather<\/span>, pero en clase conviene la regla general.<\/p>\n\n

        En clase: la ruleta en -ing<\/h2>\n\n

        El present continuous se presta como ning\u00fan otro tiempo a la m\u00edmica: lo que se ve, se dice. Una ruleta que elige el verbo cada ma\u00f1ana es exactamente lo que hace un ritual diario.<\/p>\n\n

        1. Gira la ruleta: sale un verbo, por ejemplo swim<\/span>.<\/li>
        2. La clase lo escribe con -ing en la pizarra, aplicando la regla: swimming<\/span>, con doble m.<\/li>
        3. Un alumno hace la m\u00edmica y la clase pregunta: Are you swimming?<\/span> \u00c9l responde: Yes, I am.<\/span> La clase lo cuenta: He’s swimming.<\/span><\/li>
        4. Cierra con el contraste: What are you doing now?<\/span> frente a What do you do on Saturdays?<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n

          Adaptar al nivel del grupo<\/h3>\n\n
          • A1<\/b>Acciones visibles con m\u00edmica y la afirmativa: I’m dancing. She’s eating.<\/span><\/li>
          • A2<\/b>Negativa, preguntas, ortograf\u00eda del -ing y contraste con el present simple<\/li>
          • B1<\/b>Planes futuros, situaciones temporales y stative verbs: I’m meeting Ana tomorrow.<\/span><\/li>
          • B2<\/b>Verbos con doble significado (think, have, see, be) y always para quejas: You’re always interrupting!<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n

            En Primaria, describir una l\u00e1mina llena de personajes (The boy is running. The dog is jumping.<\/span>) funciona muy bien. En la ESO, el juego de m\u00edmica por equipos o describir una foto al instante. En Bachillerato o en la EOI, los stative verbs con doble sentido y la agenda de la semana (On Monday I’m seeing the dentist\u2026<\/span>).<\/p>\n\n

            Errores t\u00edpicos de los alumnos hispanohablantes<\/h2>\n\n
            • Olvidar be: \u00abI working\u00bb, \u00abShe playing\u00bb. Correcto: I’m working.<\/span> She’s playing.<\/span><\/li>
            • Poner be con el verbo base: \u00abI’m go to school\u00bb. Correcto: I go to school<\/span> (h\u00e1bito) o I’m going to school<\/span> (ahora).<\/li>
            • Usar el present simple para lo de ahora: \u00abLook! It rains\u00bb, \u00abWhat do you do now?\u00bb. Correcto: Look! It’s raining.<\/span> What are you doing now?<\/span><\/li>
            • Usar continuous con verbos de estado: \u00abI’m knowing\u00bb, \u00abI’m wanting\u00bb, \u00abAre you understanding?\u00bb. Correcto: I know.<\/span> I want.<\/span> Do you understand?<\/span><\/li>
            • Errores de ortograf\u00eda: \u00abstuding\u00bb, \u00abwritting\u00bb, \u00abruning\u00bb, \u00abcomeing\u00bb, \u00ablieing\u00bb. Correcto: studying<\/span>, writing<\/span>, running<\/span>, coming<\/span>, lying<\/span>.<\/li>
            • Calcar \u00abestoy sentado\u00bb: \u00abI’m sit\u00bb, \u00abI’m seat\u00bb. Correcto: I’m sitting.<\/span><\/li>
            • Usar el presente para planes: \u00abTomorrow I go to the dentist\u00bb. Correcto: I’m going to the dentist tomorrow.<\/span><\/li>
            • Decir \u00abToday I wear a jacket\u00bb para lo de hoy. Correcto: Today I’m wearing a jacket.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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